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Julie; or, The New Heloise

FictionEpistolary Novel

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About “Julie; or, The New Heloise”

Julie or the New Heloise is an epistolary novel written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and published in 1761 by Marc-Michel Rey in Amsterdam. The novel's full title, Lettres de Deux Amans, Habitans d'une petite Ville au pied des Alpes, translates to Letters of Two Lovers, Inhabitants of a Small Town at the Foot of the Alps. The story draws inspiration from the historical tale of Héloïse d'Argenteuil and Peter Abélard, focusing on themes of love, duty, and religious sacrifice. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

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1761
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1997 · ISBN 0874518245
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